BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number S40627; COLLNOXL177;
Sample Donor Walton,H.S.
Rock name 'Original entry: Medium-Grained Analcime-Bearing Olivine-Basalt (Dalmeny Type) Rwe'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments ?First lava flow in Bathgate lava succession
Locality details 1250 yds 13 deg N of E from North Mains
50k map sheet Edinburgh (32)

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Map reference NT 0238 7318
Year collected Not entered 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions

Petrological thin sections

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Transition from XPL to PPL light


S40627

Cross Polarized, S40627

Plane Polarized, S40627

Plane Polarized, S40627